GUADALAJARA, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 26, 2026--
XTransfer, the world's leading B2B cross-border trade payment platform, announced its strategic showcase at INTERMODA 2026 in Mexico, the International Apparel and Textile Fabrics Exhibition. Running from January 20 to 23, the event marks a pivotal moment in XTransfer 's mission to bridge the gap between global traders and the booming Latin American market.
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INTERMODA, the region’s largest, most influential fashion trade event with 40+ years of history, is the vital nexus for North–South American trade. By debuting its innovative payment solution, XTransfer directly addresses the biggest challenge facing SMEs entering the region.
Addressing Payment Challenges for SMEs
For decades, textile and apparel SMEs have grappled with systemic barriers in cross-border trade, including exorbitant transaction fees, slow processing times, and the unpredictable risk of frozen funds.
Since 2017, XTransfer has dismantled these barriers by constructing a unified global trade settlement network. Through strategic partnerships with top-tier financial institutions, including JP Morgan, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of China, XTransfer provides SMEs with enterprise-level financial power.
“Latin America has emerged as a vital growth engine for global trade, yet financial friction remains a major bottleneck for smaller businesses,” said a spokesperson for XTransfer. “At INTERMODA 2026, we are demonstrating that secure, instant, and low-cost global payments are not just a luxury for multinationals, but a standard tool available to every SME using our platform.”
Surging Growth in Latin America
The move to strengthen presence in Mexico comes amidst explosive growth. In 2025, foreign trade payments processed by the XTransfer platform from the Latin American region increased by 94% Y-o-Y.
The platform’s global settlement capabilities enable buyers to pay in their local currencies across more than 80% of global markets, significantly reducing exchange costs and accelerating capital turnover.
In an era where compliance is paramount, XTransfer has developed a comprehensive anti-money laundering infrastructure and a proprietary TradePilot risk management model that has helped over 7,000 businesses avoid billions in potential losses. To date,XTransfer has served over 800,000 SMEs globally, solidifying its position as a leader in B2B foreign trade financial services.
Through its participation at INTERMODA, XTransfer aims to showcase how its cross-border financial services can simplify payments, ensure security, and empower SMEs to grow their global presence.
XTransfer joins INTERMODA 2026 in Mexico.
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — As a deadly storm that brought crippling ice to the South and deep snow to the Northeast finally swirled out to sea, it represented a light at the end of the tunnel for some.
However, roughly half a million Americans were still without power or heat, and temperatures were forecast to fall well below freezing Tuesday evening in areas where the massive ice storm did its worst damage.
About 130,000 customers had no electricity in the Nashville, Tennessee, area, according to poweroutage.com. About 140,000 remained without power in hard-hit Mississippi, and nearly 100,000 more in icy Louisiana in what is likely to be a costly storm for the nation.
After a sleepless night in Iuka, Mississippi, Adrian Ronca-Hohn said he awoke Monday to what looked "like a war zone.”
“We couldn’t go 10 seconds without hearing what sounded like a gunshot," the 23-year-old football coach said of falling trees and branches.
Meanwhile, people without power in homes around the South were trying to survive. Many of those homes were never built for northern winters and many southerners are unaccustomed to the many risks that come with winter weather.
“We have a lot of people without heat, without power and without water," Ronca-Hohn said. "We have a lot of mobile homes down here that aren’t very well-insulated."
Here's a look at the storm by the numbers.
Thickness of ice in inches (2.5 centimeters) recorded in multiple communities across Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Alabama, and South Carolina.
Inches of sleet (17 centimeters) that fell at Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to preliminary totals.
The number of deaths reported in states afflicted with severe cold as of Tuesday. That includes two people run over by snowplows in Massachusetts and Ohio, fatal sledding accidents that killed teenagers in Arkansas and Texas, and eight people found dead outdoors in New York City.
The number of days it could take to restore power in Allen County, Kentucky, city officials said when the storm hit. Other communities estimated similar time frames. In New Albany, Mississippi, the city utility warned Sunday that restoring power to all its customers “will take a minimum of a week and possibly more depending on conditions.”
The temperature in Fahrenheit (minus 10 Celsius) that’s expected early Wednesday morning in Tennessee’s capital city of Nashville, where thousands remain without power.
Inches of snow (56.4 centimeters) that fell during the storm in Sterling, Massachusetts. The number is a preliminary figure through Monday morning.
The number of places in Nashville where people without power can go to warm up and charge their phones, including fire and police stations.
The temperature in Fahrenheit (10 Celsius) inside Marshall Ramsey’s home in Oxford, Mississippi, on Monday morning after he lost power. The weekend ice storm “was like a demonic symphony of trees breaking, transformers blowing and thunder,” said Ramsey, a longtime editorial cartoonist who now teaches at the University of Mississippi.
The number of dogs rescued from a rural property in the Tupelo, Mississippi, area just before the ice storm by Paws of War. The New York-based nonprofit rescues animals and places them with veterans and first responders.
The number of Nashville Electric Service customers without power in the Nashville area on Tuesday, according to the company.
The number of customers without power in Mississippi on Tuesday, according to poweroutage.com.
The number of customers without power in Tennessee on Tuesday, according to poweroutage.com.
A lineman works to restore power in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
Mandy Rosenthal pulls her son Wesley, 4, on a snowboard in a small park in New York, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
In this image provided by the City of Oxford, Miss., snow and ice cover trees and streets as a winter storm passes through, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Oxford, Miss. (Josh McCoy/City of Oxford, Miss. via AP)
Residents dig out their cars in the South Boston neighborhood following a winter storm that dump more than a foot of snow across the region, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Power lines are seen during a winter storm Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
